Gordian the Tyrant

Gordian the Tyrant (German: Gordian, der Tyrann) is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Weiß Ferdl, Paul Richter and Michael von Newlinsky.[1]

Gordian the Tyrant
Directed byFred Sauer
Produced byHans Conradi
Written byRudolf Greinz (novel)
Reinhold Meißner
Werner P. Zibaso
StarringWeiß Ferdl
Paul Richter
Michael von Newlinsky
Music byViktor Corzilius
CinematographyEwald Daub
Edited byAlexandra Anatra
Production
company
Westeuropäische Film
Neue Deutsch Lichtspiel-Syndikat
Distributed byTobis Film
Release date
9 April 1937
Running time
100 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Böhm and Erich Czerwonski. Location shooting took place around Wasserburg in Bavaria.

Synopsis

A small-town official in pre-Weimar Germany stands in opposition to any progress in the area. Complications arise when his doppelganger, a theatrical impresario, arrives in the area.

Cast

  • Weiß Ferdl as Landeshauptmann Gordian von Schwingenbeutel / Theaterdirektor Ferdinand
  • Paul Richter as Fürst
  • Michael von Newlinsky as Adjutant des Fürsten
  • Trude Haefelin as Gordians Nichte Franziska
  • Ellen Hille as Gordians Dienstmädchen Vroni
  • Fred Doederlein as Assessor Hans von Planck
  • Josef Eichheim as Amtsdiener Högl
  • Leo Peukert as Sanitätsrat Dr. Sterzinger
  • Marlise Ludwig as Resede Silbernagel
  • Irene Andor as Wirtin Toni
  • Olga Schaub as Kellnerin
  • Maria Hofen as Nachbarin
  • Hanns Waschatko as Stammgast
  • Josef Dischner as Stammgast

References

  1. Waldman p.150

Bibliography

  • Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933-1942. McFarland, 2008.
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